Just Curious... has anyone ever tried supercharging the Z32??

There is a few in the states and I'm sure Ive hear of one over here at some point???

 

My mate was going to develope a kit for the Z32 but his fabrications business went bust before he could look into it properly :cry:

Yes, Do a search, I even remember seeing some photos...

blackmagic has probably done the most research on here for a while, and did post some really good info a little while back - just cant find it at the mo!

chhers me be doing a search then

Seen a supercharged VH45de Nissan V8 in a Z32, does that count ?

Seen a supercharged VH45de Nissan V8 in a Z32, does that count ?

Ooh, that sounds like a lot of fun!

This is the thread CLICK HERE with lots of links in all about it but mainly concerning supercharging & turbos combined although theres some interesting info about superchargers if you click the links and foredge around.

The actual setup of a supercharged engine is very indepth and are numerous mods to do to the block/head and internals.

 

This is not even worth looking at seriously unless you have about 10K spare and about 2 years to do it (or more money less time) :(

You can do it cheaper but probably wouldnt last longer than a curly wurly :x:

 

The easy option is to drop a supercharged lump into it..have considered an all alloy aston engine but no descicions yet.

Only reason being that theres only so much Torque you can get from 3L.

You can get plenty of BHP from the zed 3L but torque is where its at with a supercharger ;)

 

Golden Rule = Decide if you want 1/4 mile times or a track car first

 

:duffer: Good Luck with whatever you decide :duffer:

 

ps...Lymon (a member on here) gave me some great links once but i have lost them but they were all on supercharged zeds

As above, on the torque thing, I drove a few turbo motors before deciding on a v8 conversion in my last car. The kick in the pants thing is quite nice when the turbos wind up but decided to go for cc's instead.

Ran 5.7 litres for a bit, got fed up, stroked it to 6.3 and gas flowed it etc, got fed up with that, fitted vortech supercharger at 6psi, mmmmm, getting interesting........ upped boost to 8psi, bloody hell! getting a bit too interesting, went up another psi and pistons blew.

Rebuilding now ready to drop in new Z.

Point is, the motor pulled like a train from almost idle revs, it's completely different to mid sized engines with turbos. Not saying one way is better than the other but have you seen the amount of kit you can get per £ for yank motors.

Just bought 8 Keith Black pistons for £190.

Starting to ramble, going now.

Sounding very nice there :bow:

keep up the good work :duffer:

Any piccies please? :D

As above, on the torque thing, I drove a few turbo motors before deciding on a v8 conversion in my last car. The kick in the pants thing is quite nice when the turbos wind up but decided to go for cc's instead.

Ran 5.7 litres for a bit, got fed up, stroked it to 6.3 and gas flowed it etc, got fed up with that, fitted vortech supercharger at 6psi, mmmmm, getting interesting........ upped boost to 8psi, bloody hell! getting a bit too interesting, went up another psi and pistons blew.

Rebuilding now ready to drop in new Z.

Point is, the motor pulled like a train from almost idle revs, it's completely different to mid sized engines with turbos. Not saying one way is better than the other but have you seen the amount of kit you can get per £ for yank motors.

Just bought 8 Keith Black pistons for £190.

Starting to ramble, going now.

 

 

that sounds awesome! so what sort of torque are you expecting from that at 8psi then?

Thanks both.

Got pics but they're when the engine was in my Cosworth Granada. Just bought the Z and am waxoyling it and getting rid of all the rattles/niggles 1st. Then will whip engine out and drop chevy in. Similar job to mantav8's but with the supercharger.

 

Not sure about torque. Would guess about 350ft/lbs at 2000rpm, 450 @ 3000, and 500 @ 4000, something like that. Maybe a bit more.

 

Will run it at 10psi in the Z. Had no intercooler in the Granny, but now I've got more room will fit one, and will fit water injection so I can use full timing advance.

 

To my mind it's the area under the torque curve which is important, not a high horsepower peak figure. I suppose the performance figures will tell in due course which is the best way.

 

The biggest problem with lots of low down grunt is getting the tyres to grip. Am hoping the z will be a lot better than Granada with this.

Had a 0-60 figure of 5.2 before supercharger, and 5.2 after. Once the wheels are spinning I suppose 10,000 extra horsepower still wouldn't be any quicker.

:bow: :bow:

 

Awesome, really want to hear more about this mate. Proper car meddling!

Not sure about torque. Would guess about 350ft/lbs at 2000rpm, 450 @ 3000, and 500 @ 4000, something like that. Maybe a bit more.

 

:eek: :bow:

There was a GTO at the Jtuner thrash. He didn't run because he broke something but he might have some good info?

Seen a supercharged VH45de Nissan V8 in a Z32, does that count ?

 

how much would it cost to convert a standard na zed into this state?

Pic of engine just before it blew. Unfortunately, in my panic, I hit the delete button on the performance meter I was using during the run, so don't know what car was pulling, power wise, when it melted.

 

I had to mount the throttle body on the side of the plenum in the Granada, but will get it in front in the z.

 

The best engine to use would be the Chevy LS1 which came after mine. These are all alloy and 380bhp in some variants as standard, but I have too much invested in my engine now.

 

My plan has always been to build a car which is devastatingly quick, but my wife could drive it to the hairdressers and hardly notice she was in a supercar. My mates reckon it can't be done, and after 6 years trying I was starting to believe them. The more power I got, the more tempremental the car became.

But then I put a softer cam in and bolted the supercharger on and now I think it can be done still.

 

ie. mild cam, small overlap, wide lobe centres = bags and bags of low down torque, then 10 or 12 psi of boost should be somewhere in the 550-600bhp range.[/img]

Yum Yum :bow:

cool lots of info there thanks guys.

Was that the mk3 pre face lift?

 

I used to be a member of the granada enthusiasts club uk, were you on there?

 

Pic of engine just before it blew. Unfortunately, in my panic, I hit the delete button on the performance meter I was using during the run, so don't know what car was pulling, power wise, when it melted.

 

I had to mount the throttle body on the side of the plenum in the Granada, but will get it in front in the z.

all i can say is

 

:bow: :bow: :bow:

Bantambunny, yes, Mk3 black cosworth saloon. Did a write up when the first engine went in, and car was featured on front cover of the mag. Never got a single bit of feedback off anyone after tho' so left the club.

Keith I'm coming to see you soon! are you about tonight mate?

awesome work!

Bantambunny, yes, Mk3 black cosworth saloon. Did a write up when the first engine went in, and car was featured on front cover of the mag. Never got a single bit of feedback off anyone after tho' so left the club.

 

I have a 2 litre dohc with all the cosworth trimmings on mine. did 40mpg but had the looks :D

 

Tricky to get the bodykit to fit the saloon though but it worked :D

 

I can't say i spoke much on the forum and certainly didn't see yours on there i must admit

I have a 2 litre dohc with all the cosworth trimmings on mine. did 40mpg but had the looks :D

 

Tricky to get the bodykit to fit the saloon though but it worked :D

 

I can't say i spoke much on the forum and certainly didn't see yours on there i must admit

 

Not as much as you speak on here LOL